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Following a series of firings at Google of employees who wrote a paper review and questioned its diversity practices, the company’s research manager, Samy Bengio, quit. Bengio’s resignation came after the departure of Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell, two high-profile female researchers in ethical AI, the former is Black and latter is white, the Daily Dot reported. In December, Gebru got fired for standing up against management who disagreed with her research paper she co-wrote on Google’s… Source link

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IRI®, a fast-growing, innovative, global provider of technology, data, and predictive analytics for the consumer, retail, and media sectors, today announced the appointment of Kirk Perry, Google’s President of Global Client & Agency Solutions, as President and CEO and a member of its Board of Directors, effective May 17, 2021. Mr. Perry succeeds Andrew Appel, who has successfully led a transformation of IRI for nearly a decade. Mr. Appel will remain an… Source link

By Paresh Dave, Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google fired staff scientist Margaret Mitchell on Friday, they both said, a move that fanned company divisions on academic freedom and diversity that were on display since its December dismissal of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. FILE PHOTO: The Google sign is shown on one of the company’s office buildings in Irvine, California, U.S., October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Google said in a statement Mitchell violated the… Source link

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he had a constructive meeting with the head of Google after the tech giant threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over plans to make digital platforms pay for news. Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google, initiated the online meeting with Morrison to discuss the draft laws. A Google executive told a… Source link

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Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link

Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link

Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link

Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link

Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link